I walked out, without looking back. I went up to my room and waited for her, keeping the door ajar.After maybe fifteen minutes, there was a timid knoc..., the door was pushed open and SC stood at the entrance uncertainly. She was out of breath and looked nervous. Her face glowed and there were dark wet circles of sweat under her arms.“Come in and lock the door, will you?” I said brusquely, and she did as told. She opened her mouth and was about to speak but I surprised her by quickly walking to. Odvut ekta smell baal e Dhaka gud and tar songe veja rosalo gondhe ami kemon jeno matal hye jete laglam.Priya dir thigh e lege thaka rosh e ami nijer jive r doga ta bolate laglam ar priya di matha nariye thigh duto ke eksathe gutiye nite chaiche. Amr duto haat diye priya dir thigh ta chepe dhore chumu te ar jiv buliye voriye dilam. Priya die bar ar thakte nap ere dui haat e khamche dhorlo nijer baal e Dhaka gud ta. Kochlate laglo dui haat e gud er papri duto.Komor ta khat theke tule dui haat e. Perhaps I’d fallen asleep and was having a nightmare.Next, I heard the tabs pulled on four or five beer cans, and then Gary’s voice, the same Gary I had began to fall in love with ... the same Gary I had come to trust with all my being. He asked, “Did you talk to the coach?”“I did.” Troy answered, “Everything is cool. You’ll be on the sideline with us for every home game next year.”Is that all it took for Gary to betray me, or was this planned all along? Was this the goal when Gary asked me out. “But I think he’s going to be just as disappointed as Melanie.”“I agree!” Bethany said.“Oh, poo!” I said, laughing hard.Both girls almost doubled over from laughing.Melanie came over just then and apologized and asked me to help Pete work the grill. Pete and I grilled burgers and brats for everyone and when we’d all had our fill, we sat around drinking Cokes and talking until it was time to head to downtown Cincinnati for the fireworks.Ed and Stephanie rode with Bethany and me into the city.